Topline Autopart Black HD Heavyduty Bull Bar Brush Push Front Bumper Grill Grille Guard w/ Skin Plate 98-11 Ford Ranger

Good looking bar. Pretty easy to install. I did it with no help and it didn’t take long. Has 2 pre drilled holes for lights which if you have front tow hooks like I do,the holes are right in front of them preventing the use of the tow hooks if you add light(s) which sucks. Living in Idaho I also have to display my front plate which also inhabits adding lights where the pre drilled holes are located.3 out of the 4 self tapping bolts that came with it ended up getting stripped rather easy. Probably my fault.I also had to place the passenger side bracket that connects the bar from the other bracket that you attach to the frame on the other side that it was supposed to go on. See the pictures. Easy fix.Overall I’m pleased with it. Will return with updates if needed.

This bull bar is light duty at best. There are two brackets that bolt together with large slots where the bolts go through. If you were to lean on the bumper the whole bumper shifts downward almost touching the ground. This is due to the play in the poorly designed slots on these brackets. No matter how tight you make the bolts any weight on the bull bar with cause this shift. To fix this I had to weld the two brackets together. The bumper is still a little wobbly due to the contact joint between the bracket and bumper bar. There is essentially just rolled and angled sheet metal jointing up to the bracket, not a great contact point. When I opened up the package I found that it was missing several of the bolts required for assembly. I had to pick those up from a hardware store. On my 2009 Ford Ranger XL I had to cut the bumper for the bull bar to fit.This bull bar is good for looks and nothing else. If you hit anything, or brushed anything this bar wouldnt hold up at all. Not a suitable anchor point for towing either.

I sent this to my Father in law as a present. His feedback was positive except for the directions and a slight modification he made to fit it. Unfortunately he was in an accident and this Bumper guard was destroyed......BUT, he credits it with saving his bumper/front end from damage. I'll be sending him another for Christmas!

Mount is weak. Looks cool but don’t try and use it.

Excellent quality and good price

I love it!

I installed this on my 2011 ford ranger xlt 4x4 V6. Took about four hours by myself to complete. The directions said that the skid plate must be removed but I’m not understanding why. I had to loseen and remove the bolts on the front of the plate in order to place the brackets but the skid plate was reinstalled with no issues. There was damage to the paint job due to shipping but not noticeable once installed. I will have to touch up with paint to prevent rusting. Over all it seems to be of good quality and if you decide to install then I would recommend having an extra hand.